Swedish Culture
Bolingbrook Fun Facts
Product Range
100

In the Swedish Fika tradition, 7 of these tasty treats are offered to guests. 

NOM NOM NOM NOM!

What are cookies?

100
Not quite able to celebrate with champagne, IKEA Bolingbrook celebrated this milestone birthday in 2025

What is 20 (years old)?

100

For a lifetime of cooking happily ever after, IKEA kitchens are warrantied for this many years.

What is 25?

200

Meatballs’ trusty sidekick, this fruit grows across 20% of Sweden’s landscape.

What are lingonberries?

200

This was our Happy Customer Score last year

What is 84.7?

200

Don't call it William (that's it's father's name), this was our top selling bookcase in FY25

What is Billy?

300

Coffee is an important part of Swedish culture, with the average Swede drinking about this many cups per day

What is 3?

300
We opened a seasonal pickup point in FY25 at this university.

What is Northern Illinois University?

300

To help customers stave off the hangry while shopping, meatballs were introduced to the IKEA Restaurant in this year.

What is 1985?

400

Sweden consumes more candy per person than any other country, on average about this many pounds per year.

What is 33?

400

This is the product area with the highest sales value in the store (6% in FY25), making it critical that we "secure it"

What is chest of drawers (PA0431)?

400

In 1956, this table became the first IKEA product to be sold in a flat pack.

What is LÖVET?

500

Swedish Meatball Day is the 23rd of this month.

What is August?

500

IKEA kitchen utensils are often named after edible items like herbs, fish, mushrooms, or fruits, such as this one, whose name means “brook trout” in Swedish.

What is BÄCKRÖDING?

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